SuppliesI used the following items to complete my Maker Project:
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To make stamps, you need to first make a sketch of what you want your stamp to look like on white copy paper with pencil.
At first, I tried to free hand it, but I did not like how it turned out. So I then found a font that I liked and traced it. |
Second, I put the sketch face down on the carving block and rubbed on it to make an impression on the carving block. This would serve as a guide to carve it out.
I didn't rub on all of the "E", so I put it down again, but was not able to line it up very well. |
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With this attempt, I used the #5 blade first. I thought that using the #1 blade first made it more challenging to keep the negative space smooth. I like how it turned out more than the first attempt, but the "E" still wasn't how I was wanting it, so I decided to try another time. This time, I used a different font.
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I am much happier with how this stamp turned out. It is bigger than I thought I would be happy with. Even though I want an easy way to remember if it was late, I do not want to rub it in their face that it was late. I think that because the font is not too bold, it will not be "in your face, it's late".
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**Warning: I sometimes personify my cat. This following story is an example of this.
My cat, Mr. Darcy, saw what I was doing. He was curious and demanded that I make him a stamp. So I did. It is not really his paw print, he would not allow me to trace it. Mr. Darcy insisted on being a part of the approval process. He approved of his stamp. I also liked how it turned out. |
For my Maker Lesson, I am having my students first construct an origami figure. Before I could instruct them on how to do this, I needed to do it myself. I made a few things before I showed the students how to make the little bird, and the most challenging one was making Boba Fett's ship from Star Wars, Slave I.
In general, I don't like to "practice" when making things. I go full force ahead, and if I mess up, I take a couple steps backwards, and then continue full force. With Slave I, I did the same thing, but when it came to making the wings, I almost tore the paper. No matter how many times I tired, it would not work for me. I decided to try on different paper, and then start again on the designed paper after I was successful on the plain paper. |
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In May 2017, I got a Jeep Wrangler. It did not have any grab handles it, and rather than purchase some, I decided to look up how to make some using paracord. Once I googled it, I found out that I am not the first Jeep Wrangler owner to have this thought. Since my Jeep is orange with black accessories, I decided to use orange and black paracord, which I ordered from Amazon. I also ordered D-rings so that I could attach them to the bars. I followed the directions that I found pretty precisely, even the measurements, but they were too small for the bars. Rather than give up, though, I decided to measure the bars myself and try to use the instructions I found, but modified since my bars were bigger. It worked out in the end, and I think they look really great.
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I have always enjoyed simple crafts with my hands. One of my earliest memories is just crocheting strings of the foundation chain. Not for any particular reason, but I could not do much more because I did not know how to. In the past few years, I have taken up crocheting again, but actually making things out of them. Mostly scarfs, but I have also made slippers, blankets, mittens, and hats.
In March 2018, I made a hat for my husband for our 2 year wedding anniversary. There are not a lot of patterns for Jayne Cobb's hat from Firefly, and I'm not in love with how it turned out. I will be re-making it in the future. I think I need to hold the yarn double, so that it is thicker. |